text: *  (focus on technical aspects)
  *  (focus on technical aspects)
  *  (general overview)
  *  (Greek and Byzantine alchemy)
  *  (focus on technical aspects)
  *  (Greek and Byzantine alchemy)
  *  (the second part of volume 1 was never published; the other volumes deal with the modern period and are not relevant for alchemy)
  *  (general overview, focus on esoteric aspects)
  *  (general overview, written in a highly accessible style)